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Eleven people who fell ill after visiting the Grolsch factory in Enschede have returned home after being checked by emergency services, while police are investigating a possible contamination with caustic soda in the spring water used. #Grolsch #gezondheid #veiligheid (translated)

Flick asked why everyone contributed to the public broadcaster, which according to the author was behind the riots in France. The author requested the Media Authority and the House of Representatives to conduct a comprehensive investigation. https://t.co/hmqgXBpfwo #staatsomroep #onderzoek #media (translated)

Research shows that with a lot of AI usage, you have less brain activity; you become dumber. With mass usage: smarter models and we collectively become dumber. This leads to less critical, resilient citizens. That affects democracy. Tech companies want that; they want power. Laurens Dassen #Buitenhof #Buitenhof (translated)

Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)

The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)

Jan B. Hommel criticized Trouw for, in his opinion, only starting to investigate nearly six years later. He accused the newspaper of presenting itself as objective and highlighting both sides of the story but deemed that approach too late and insufficient. Hommel also criticized Agnes Kant, who, according to him, wanted to investigate the effects of mRNA vaccines. He wondered if Kant had previously stated that the side effects were manageable and claimed that Lareb had fallen short. According to Hommel, Kant's current stance showed that she poorly remembered her earlier statements. He expressed his aversion to the assertion that coronavirus vaccines were crucial for reducing the impact of the pandemic. Hommel said an article would soon be published that would, in his opinion, significantly nuance that assertion. As a meager consolation, he hoped that those involved had been vaccinated themselves. #mRNAvaccins #Trouw #coronavaccins (translated)

The British police are investigating a tweet from journalist Sarah Helm, the wife of national security advisor Jonathan Powell, in which she appears to express support for the group Palestine Action, which has been labeled as terrorist. #PalestineAction #Israël #SarahHelm (translated)

The 100 euro bill seems to be becoming popular again in ATMs in the Netherlands, with 57 percent of customers choosing it for larger withdrawals, while De Nederlandsche Bank and Geldmaat are investigating whether this bill should become standard, given the rising prices and inflation. #100Eurobiljet #ContantBetalen #Inflatie (translated)

Jona Walk wrote that scientific progress stagnated when a discipline, in her opinion, got stuck in ideology and a culture of fear, and critical researchers were seen as traitors. She argued that especially patients would suffer from this in medical science. https://t.co/Y0KeCsx2PB #wetenschap #onderzoek #gezondheid (translated)